Posts by Alby

At least two musicians recorded this song as a birthday tribute to Paul McCartney -- one by Elvis Costello, the other by John Lennon's son Sean. It's an apt choice…

I apologize for the mellow streak, but laid-back music is about the only thing that keeps the rage at bay these days. This Colin Hay song from his 2001 album…

With the Supreme Court celebrating "Trigger the Libs Day," I figure it's time to once again dip into my mellow summer playlist. Play as necessary until feelings of rage subside.…

I did not realize until the other day that Paul McCartney and Brian Wilson were born two days apart in 1942, McCartney on the 18th and Wilson on the 20th,…

I don't know if its the daily headline shitstorm or the mild summer weather, but all I want to listen to lately is laid-back tunes from the '60s. And you…

Happy summer solstice, a celestial event that, judging from archaeological evidence, seems to have meant more to neolithic peoples than it does to us. Then again, 6,000 people turned out…

To follow the news is, by definition, to doomscroll. Well, to quote a famous sailor man, that's all I can stands and I can't stands no more, at least for…

Bands from the '60s and early '70s that can still tour draw big crowds. Bands from the '80s and '90s, not so much. Consider The Fixx. They're still releasing albums…